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"Here." Velvet said holding the bowl out to Ruby who from under her cocoon of blankets shivered as she reached her hands out to take the bowl, the warmth making her shudder.
"Yes! Velvet's famous chicken noodle soup, I'm blessed today." Ruby said as her teeth chattered. Carefully still within her cocoon of blankets she rested the bowl, very very carefully on her knees before she took the spoon eagerly filling it with broth and noodles, once she got enough she took the spoon into her mouth groaning.
"Thank you Vel, I needed this." The redhead said as she continued to fill the spoon.
"It's been a while since any one of us has gotten sick, surprised it took so long." Velvet said looking at Blake who sat at the kitchen table, her focus on the laptop in front of her. She could tell the woman was really focused as her ears twitched slightly her chin in the palm of her hand as she just stared.
The faunus smiled, grabbing another bowl, taking the ladle, filling it up with soup as she did. She grabbed a spoon before she brought it over to the table, grabbing Blake's attention.
"Oh, thank you Vel." She said, giving the woman a small kiss smiling at the small blush that formed on Velvet's face.
"Heyyyy where's my kiss." Ruby said with a pout as she looked at the two.
"You're sick and you refused the first time we offered." Blake said pointing her finger at the woman who continued to pout as she turned back around pushing herself into the couch muttering something to herself.
"That's the last time I babysit for anyone." She muttered stuffing another spoon into her mouth. "If I can't get any kisses from my cute girlfriends, what is life?"
Blake rolled her eyes as she shut her laptop grabbing her bowl going over to the couch sitting a little bit away from Ruby. "You'll be over this sickness soon and then I promise we will give you all the kisses in the world."
"And then some." Velvet finished as she sat down at the couch as well with her own bowl of soup.
Ruby let out another groan. "But that means I have to wait…" She whined lifting the bowl to her lips, drinking the broth.
"Then come here and give me a kiss." Blake said pointing her spoon at the redhead, she could see that Ruby was heavily debating it before shaking her head quickly.
"I can't…I'd feel bad if I got you both sick." She said the pout was still on her face. "This sucks, why do kids have to be germ carriers? Tell Sun I'm never babysitting Kai ever again." She said going back to drinking the rest of the broth.
"We all know that's a lie, you love Kai to death." Velvet said taking a small bite of celery, Ruby paused at this letting out a huff.
"Why is it you're always right."
"Because I know you so well." Velvet said with a smile as Ruby this time rolled her eyes. The redhead finished off her soup setting the bowl onto the coffee table before she shifted in her blankets tugging them more around herself, she let herself fall to the right curling up into a ball as she continued to watch the TV.
"You should go lay in the bed rosebud." Blake said finishing off her soup before she rested her hand on Ruby's leg. The redhead shook her head again shivering as she pushed herself more into the blankets.
"This is one of the few times we are all off together, I don't care if I'm sick I want to be near the both of you."
"We appreciate the thought, but we will have plenty of days besides today. The main priority right now should be you getting better."
Again Ruby refused shaking her head huffing to herself. Blake and Velvet gave each other a look both of them laughing a little.
"Can we watch a movie? Maybe Princess Bride?" Ruby asked shifting herself to look at the two, who were both still laughing a little.
"Again?"
"This is your fault." Velvet said as she got up collecting the bowls.
"You have to stay." Blake said pointing to the faunus as she walked into the kitchen shaking her head.
"But fine considering I do happen to love Princess Bride as much as you." Blake said reaching forward to grab the remote. "But if you fall asleep we are never watching it again."
"Pinky promise I'll stay awake." Ruby said holding out her hand wiggling her pinky. Blake smiled reaching forward wrapping her pinky around the redheads before she turned her attention back to the TV.
It didn't take Blake long to find the movie she was looking for, finding it just in enough time for Velvet to come back and join them.
She pressed play leaning back into the couch, she scooted closer to Ruby at one point letting the redhead stick her feet under her legs for warmth and had Velvet cuddle to her left.
There was small talk between the three as they watched the movie, sometimes quotes being said followed by laughter. About halfway through the movie there was a small sound of snoring coming from the redhead causing the two to laugh quietly.
"Were you serious about what you said if she fell asleep?" Velvet whispered, the faunus shook her head as she paused the movie moving slowly not to wake the redhead.
"I only did it to make her laugh. Since she's been miserable with this fever all day." Blake said quietly, she got up stretching her arms before she turned around carefully picking up the sleeping redhead into her arms.
Velvet smiled shaking her head.
It only took a few days after that for Ruby to feel better, sadly Velvet still got sick despite Ruby's efforts. Blake was the only one to escape the clutches.